unchewability

unchewability noun: the quality or degree of being unchewable; the inability to be chewed (well).

Noun

unchewability (uncountable)

(rare) The quality or degree of being unchewable; the inability to be chewed (well).
- I chose it by default: The mushiness seemed less offensive than the near unchewability of the other three. All the cooked meat was overcooked, making judgments difficult if not impossible. The veal chops should have been trimmed of fat. Excess fat put off most tasters. Some tasters got end pieces...1979, New York Magazine, page 68
- The reason is that the body of a scared animal or bird releases adrenaline, a hormone that leads to unchewability. Toulouse-Lautrec also offers several mouthwatering recipes, including this one for Fricassee de Poulet: Have a nice chicken and joint it.2012, Janet Lembke, Chickens: Their Natural and Unnatural Histories, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

I chose it by default: The mushiness seemed less offensive than the near unchewability of the other three.1979, New York Magazine, page 68:
The portion of animal intestine he'd spat out after feeling its jellylike unchewability in his last mouthful of processed meat from a can still disgusted him.2016, Dennis J. Gordica, Charon and Demeter, AuthorHouse, →ISBN:

From unchewable + -ity.

What does unchewability mean?: Unchewability means the quality or degree of being unchewable; the inability to be chewed (well).
How do you use unchewability in a sentence?: I chose it by default: The mushiness seemed less offensive than the near unchewability of the other three.
What part of speech is unchewability?: Unchewability is a noun.

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